FlyingBelle
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Hello! We're planning our annual late Feb/early Mar trip. This time my in-laws have asked to come along (which is great, they come along every 3 years or so). So we'll be a group of 6, and I foot the bill for the resort. Grandma & Grandpa are in their 70's. Grandma has a lot of spunk, but Grandpa is slowing down and can't walk as far without pain. This may be the last time he can travel with us. The kiddos are 11 and 7.
I'm debating between 2 resorts:
POFQ - one of our favorites (DH and I) but the kids think it's "just like any hotel not at Disney" because it's not in-your-face Disney themed. Don't get me wrong, they had a ton of fun there, but not their first choice. Not only to DH & I love it, but I think it will be good for Grandpa so he doesn't have to walk as much at the resort. I would have to get 2 rooms for all 6 of us.
AOA Suites - so this is where the kids want to stay, and the family suites look so cute! We stayed here once in the Little Mermaid room. It was way too far from the main building for our liking, but we absolutely loved the resort. I'm worried about the amount of walking and how "close" we'll all be in the one room. But it also saves me about $500 total over getting 2 rooms at POFQ.
A couple of questions:
Appreciate the opinions!
I'm debating between 2 resorts:
POFQ - one of our favorites (DH and I) but the kids think it's "just like any hotel not at Disney" because it's not in-your-face Disney themed. Don't get me wrong, they had a ton of fun there, but not their first choice. Not only to DH & I love it, but I think it will be good for Grandpa so he doesn't have to walk as much at the resort. I would have to get 2 rooms for all 6 of us.
AOA Suites - so this is where the kids want to stay, and the family suites look so cute! We stayed here once in the Little Mermaid room. It was way too far from the main building for our liking, but we absolutely loved the resort. I'm worried about the amount of walking and how "close" we'll all be in the one room. But it also saves me about $500 total over getting 2 rooms at POFQ.
A couple of questions:
- How many bathrooms are in the AOA suites? I thought it was 1, but on another thread someone mentioned 2 bathrooms.
- How crowded are the suites? Has anyone stayed in one with 4 adults and 2 kids?
- How comfortable are the pull-down murphy beds?
- Is there a preferred room option at AOA? (where we could request a suite closer to the main building/transportation)
- I know this is subjective, but do you think it's worth the extra $500 for two rooms at FQ? We're not super tight on budget, but for an extra $500 we could do an extra park day.
Appreciate the opinions!